Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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